Talk:Caliburn (Armada)

Am I losing my mind? How can Caliburn be repurposed as Caliburn? I've read the Repurposing page and it makes a lot of sense. Using a blue Transmetal Rattrap as Transmetal Packrat, sure, or taking Slice and calling him Shattered Glass Wheeljack. But trying to claim that Caliburn the minion of Megazarak is a repurpose of Caliburn the minion of Megazarak seems completely asinine to me. Am I wrong? I thought the wiki was trying to stop falling all over itself to pat itself on the back about how clever it is by obfuscating the truth with some technical definition. I dunno. Someone else weigh in here. Can Caliburn be repurposed as Caliburn just because one guy is in a Unicron Trilogy-verse and another is in a RID-verse? --Giggidy (talk) 23:33, 13 September 2015 (EDT)

Consider Beast Wars: Uprising Steamhammer, Thunderblast, and Tankor. S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 (talk) 23:41, 13 September 2015 (EDT)

Yes, exactly. Using the character in a new continuity isn't the same thing as repurposing. (Except maybe Shattered Glass. Case-by-case there I guess.) Repurposing seems like a very specific thing... an old toy becomes a new, different character. Using an old toy in a new place isn't that. It's maybe something. Continuity-reuse perhaps. Or maybe there's a better term. Probably there is. But that's not what repurposing is. At least, it shouldn't be. --Giggidy (talk) 23:47, 13 September 2015 (EDT)

Unless said character is a dimension hopper, anytime you place a character from one continuity to another is a repurpose. Some examples are G1 Lockdown repurposed from ROTF Lockdown, G1 Bulkhead repurposed from Prime Bulkhead, RID Hound repurposed from G1 Hound, etc. It doesn't always have to be a brand new character. (Crossblades) ([[User talk:Crossblades|talk)) 21:10, 14 September 2015 (EDT)